In the latest issue of Engage: The Journal of the Federalist Society Practice Groups, Dr. John S. Baker, Jr. & William J. Haun argue: [A]n issue at the core of federal criminal law reform is the restoration of the mens rea requirement. Addressing the erosion of mens rea requires appreciating the initial importance of mens rea, and the connection between that erosion and the growth of federal criminal law. This erosion of mens rea has been toxic to the moral legitimacy of federal criminal law. Finding a workable way to reassert mens rea within the context of so many complex and differently drafted federal criminal provisions is a challenging—but necessary—reform. Do you think crime has been over-federalized? Check out the article here: fed-soc.org/publications/detail/the-mens-rea-component-within-the-issue-of-the-over-federalization-of-crime
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 22:56:35 +0000
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